View the interactive Waipuna Hornby-Halswell-Riccarton Community Board profile(external link), prepared by Infometrics, which provides detailed indicators and comparisons with other community boards.
- Population: 80,700
- 65 years and over: 14%
- Identify as Māori: 9%
- Born overseas: 36%
- No qualification: 14% (15 years and over)
- Occupied dwellings: 27,400
- Unoccupied dwellings: 1,700
- Household access to internet: 92%
- Rented dwellings: 36%
All figures are sourced from the 2023 census of population and dwellings(external link).
- 3 Council libraries: Upper Riccarton(external link) (Community and school), Te Hāpua Halswell(external link), and Matatiki Hornby Centre(external link)
- 3 Council Customer Service Hubs: Riccarton, Te Hāpua Halswell and Matatiki Hornby Centre
- 364 Council parks: 202 local/community parks, 26 sports parks, 4 regional parks, 6 garden and heritage parks, 2 cemeteries, 124 utility parks
- 14 Council-owned social housing complexes with 245 units
- 22 Schools: 15 primary, 1 intermediate, 3 secondary, 2 composite (year 1 to 13), 1 specialist
- 10,400 students at these schools
- University of Canterbury(external link)
- Approximately 9,350 businesses employing 60,500 people (2022)
- Multiple major Sport and Recreation amenities:
- Wharenui Recreation Centre Stadium
- Te Hāpua Halswell Summer Pool(external link)
- Matatiki Hornby Centre(external link)
- Templeton Summer Pool(external link)
- Denton Park
- Halswell Quarry
- Riccarton Racecourse
- Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
- Main shopping centres and precincts:
- Riccarton/Westfield [PDF, 5.5 MB]
- Bush Inn Centre and Church Corner [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Tower Junction [PDF, 3.3 MB]
- Hornby Hub [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Dress-Smart(external link)
- Hornby Mega Centre/Chappie Place [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Halswell [PDF, 3.7 MB]
- The Landing (Wigram) [PDF, 3.6 MB]
Ward profiles
Based on data from Statistics New Zealand.